They said her nation had once been the world's greatest power, but little by little it plunged into darkness. Once in the darkness, it was hard to claw it back out.

"I'm...not sure if anyone knows how? Ajei says that we're kept stupid so that we can't find ways to fight back. And those who try don't...end well."

Public executions, mass hangings, firing squads. Anything and everything to keep the population afraid and willing to turn in their neighbor if it meant they got to keep their life and only spend a little while in a work camp.

"Then, I see red. Down there." Dezba pointed down the long, long hallway.